We formed a close working partnership with four of our local Catholic Schools; Our Lady Queen of Peace RC Primary in Penshaw, St Joseph’s RC Primary in Washington and St Michael’s RC Primary in Houghton le Spring.

The aim of our partnership is to undertake research and staff development, as well as to support and challenge each other, in order to ensure the best outcomes for our children across all four schools.

Parish of John XXIII:

As part of the new diocesan partnership rationale, the former parish of St Bede’s joined with three other parishes to form one large parish known as, ‘John XXIII’ We now work closely with the three other schools of the parish (Our Lady Queen of Peace, St John Boste and St Joseph’s) to ensure that our children and families are supported as part of the Church’s mission.

St Robert of Newminster:

We work closely together with the our local Secondary School along with the other schools that feed into St Robert’s. This ensures that all children are given opportunities to visit the school and also ensure a smooth transition from the Primary phase to the Secondary phase.